Congress returned to Capitol Hill this week facing uncertainty over who the next Speaker of the House will be and a looming deadline for action on its statutory debt ceiling.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed methodology
The Health Resources and Services Administration today awarded cities, states and community-based organiz
About one in 10 Americans reported using marijuana in 2012-2013, more than double the share in 2001-2002, according to a
The open enrollment period for the 2016 Health Insurance Marketplace begins Nov.
The AHA last week said it is “very disappointed” with a federal court
By Shellie Byrum To reach people who need health coverage in isolated areas, you have to meet them where they live.
Prescribers and pharmacies who were unable to complete online certification for the new Clozapine Risk Evalua
The American Cancer Society today recommended women at average risk for breast cancer receive screening mammograms a
The Department of Homeland Security’s “Stop. Think.
The Medicare Rights Center last night honored Rick Pollack, AHA president and CEO, and Nora Super, executi
The Department of Health and Human Services today awarded $22.9 million to help 24 states certify
Jonathan Perlin, M.D., 2015 chairman of the AHA Board of Trustees, Benjamin Chu, M.D., a previous AHA chairman, and Linda Burnes Bolton, R.N., 2015 president of the AHA’s American Organizatio
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released new infection prevention tools for outpatient hemodialysis centers.
The AHA and Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology will host a Twitter chat Wednesday on the important roles patients, families and health care professionals play in pr
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will accept comments through Nov.
Health care providers who use heater-cooler devices during cardiothoracic surgery or other procedures should consider taking additional precautions to reduce the risk of infection, the Food and Dru
A 30% reduction in the efficacy of antibiotics could increase infections and associated deaths for certain surgery and chemotherapy patients by 120,000 and 6,300 per year, respectively, according t